title: Minimally invasive ventral herniorrhaphy.
abstract: Three types of minimally invasive ventral herniorrhaphies were performed in eight patients: primary repair with sutures (1 case), single-layer prosthesis repair with polytetrafluoroethylene (4 cases), and bilayer prosthesis repair with polytetrafluoroethylene and polypropylene (3 cases). One patient undergoing the bilayer repair developed a small hematoma in the subcutaneous tissue at the site of the repair, which resolved without intervention. There were no other complications, and no recurrence was noted in follow-up of 14 to 20 months.
authors.affiliation: Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Frantzides
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Carlson
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018662:Fundoplication; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D011126:Polypropylenes; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene